‘There never was and is not now evidence to justify criminal negligence allegations,’ defence claims

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has laid charges following a two-and-a-half-year investigation into the fatal explosion at Eastway Tank Pump & Meter on Merivale Road in 2022.

On Sept. 11, company owner Neil Greene, 51, of Ottawa, was charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Greene was released from custody on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in October 2025. The matter is now before the courts, the OPS said.

On Jan. 13, 2022, an explosion and fire occurred at the Eastway facility at 1995 Merivale Road in Ottawa. The incident resulted in the deaths of six employees: Richard Bastien, 57; Daniel

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